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White House Report Highlights Latest Updates in Recall Management Initiatives
12-30-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
The Obama Administration recently released a report on the progress of its Food Safety Working Group (FSWG), detailing areas where organizational improvements can still be made to improve food safety and discussing the vital role that recall management plays in ensuring consumer safety. In addition to stressing the need for improved preventative measures to mitigate the onset of foodborne illnesses, the FSWG report discusses the importance of recall management and recall processes.
12-30-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
The Obama Administration recently released a report on the progress of its Food Safety Working Group (FSWG), detailing areas where organizational improvements can still be made to improve food safety and discussing the vital role that recall management plays in ensuring consumer safety. In addition to stressing the need for improved preventative measures to mitigate the onset of foodborne illnesses, the FSWG report discusses the importance of recall management and recall processes.
String of Lead and Cadmium Recalls in Canada Serves as Reminder
12-29-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
A recent string of recalls in Canada serves as a reminder of not only how one or two recalls can plague an entire industry, but also that retailers carry a significant burden of responsibility for the products they sell. As if this weren’t enough, these events also shed light on what can happen if and when there is miscommunication between manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers. These three issues should be top of mind for companies at all times when reviewing their recall preparedness and recall prevention methods.
12-29-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
A recent string of recalls in Canada serves as a reminder of not only how one or two recalls can plague an entire industry, but also that retailers carry a significant burden of responsibility for the products they sell. As if this weren’t enough, these events also shed light on what can happen if and when there is miscommunication between manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers. These three issues should be top of mind for companies at all times when reviewing their recall preparedness and recall prevention methods.
Recall Management During the Holidays
12-27-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
Recall communication can be difficult on any given day. Breaking through the clutter of media attention and daily news stories to reach businesses and consumers with information about a recall is often a real challenge. But that challenge is amplified significantly during the holiday season. Manufacturers and retailers should be aware of the issues that could cause them trouble and ensure that their recall management system is prepared for the most difficult of recall situations.
12-27-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
Recall communication can be difficult on any given day. Breaking through the clutter of media attention and daily news stories to reach businesses and consumers with information about a recall is often a real challenge. But that challenge is amplified significantly during the holiday season. Manufacturers and retailers should be aware of the issues that could cause them trouble and ensure that their recall management system is prepared for the most difficult of recall situations.
BPA: Will it be Another Recall Risk?
12-23-2011
Mike Rozembajgeir
We’ve talked several times before about the challenges that companies could face when Congress and trade groups focus their eyes on chemicals and ingredients commonly used in the manufacturing and production process across industries. The chemical currently in the spotlight of these groups is bisphenol A, or BPA. As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers whether to ban the use of the chemical, manufacturers should be searching for a potential replacement and testing their recall management plans.
12-23-2011
Mike Rozembajgeir
We’ve talked several times before about the challenges that companies could face when Congress and trade groups focus their eyes on chemicals and ingredients commonly used in the manufacturing and production process across industries. The chemical currently in the spotlight of these groups is bisphenol A, or BPA. As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers whether to ban the use of the chemical, manufacturers should be searching for a potential replacement and testing their recall management plans.
First Recall Management, Now New Safety Rules from the CPSC
12-22-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
It should come as no surprise when major industry-wide product recalls lead to new federal standards or safety rules. In one recent example, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted in favor of publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) aimed at improving the safety of recently recalled gel fuels and firepots. As the agency fields public comments over the next two months about the proposed rules for these items, manufacturers should conduct their own audits as a final step in their recall management efforts.
12-22-2011
Mike Rozembajgier
It should come as no surprise when major industry-wide product recalls lead to new federal standards or safety rules. In one recent example, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted in favor of publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) aimed at improving the safety of recently recalled gel fuels and firepots. As the agency fields public comments over the next two months about the proposed rules for these items, manufacturers should conduct their own audits as a final step in their recall management efforts.
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